Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County,California,United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census,up from 57,746 at the 2000 census. Until 2014,the U.S. census cited the City of Gardena as the place with the highest percentage of Japanese Americans in California. Gardena's Japanese American population contributes to the South Bay region of Los Angeles being home to the highest density of Japanese companies within the mainland United States.
Jacqueline Barbara Goldberg is an American politician,activist and former educator currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 5,a position she has held since 2019. Previously serving as a board member from 1983 until 1991,Goldberg has also served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council and the California State Assembly.
The Harbor Gateway,historically and sometimes informally known as the Shoestring due to its shape,is a 5.14-square-mile residential and industrial area (13.3 km2) in the South Bay and Los Angeles Harbor Region,in the southern part of the City of Los Angeles. The neighborhood is narrow and long,running along a north-south axis.
Janice Kay Hahn is an American politician serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a U.S. Representative from California from 2011 to 2016,elected in the 36th congressional district until 2013 and later in the 44th congressional district. She was previously a member of the Los Angeles City Council,representing the 15th district from 2001 to 2011. From 1997 to 1999,she served as an elected representative on the Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission.
Gardena High School (GHS) is a public high school in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of Los Angeles,California,United States,adjacent to the City of Gardena. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Alan S. Nakanishi is an American physician and politician who represented California's 10th State Assembly district in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. He has also been a member in the City Council of Lodi,California,since 1998,and served four separate two-year terms as the city's mayor.
Janet Q. Nguyen is an American politician who has been elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors,representing the First District,beginning December 4,2024 and previously held the office from 2007 to 2014. A Republican,she served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2018 and 2022 to 2024 and the California State Assembly from 2020 to 2022.
Jose Luis Correa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana,as well as parts of Orange. A member of the Democratic Party,Correa represented the 34th district in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County,California,along with being the executive of the county.
California's 55th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Isaac Bryan of Los Angeles.
The 2007–2008 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
The 2009–2010 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles County,California,United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in the United States,with only the New York City Department of Education having a larger student population. During the 2022–2023 school year,LAUSD served 565,479 students,including 11,795 early childhood education students and 27,740 adult students. During the same school year,it had 24,769 teachers and 49,231 other employees. It is the second largest employer in Los Angeles County after the county government. The school district's budget for the 2021–2022 school year was $10.7 billion,increasing to $12.6 billion for the 2022–2023 school year.
Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013,representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and the 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Takano became the first gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office.
The 1995–1996 session was a former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 5,1994 and adjourned sine die on November 30,1996.
Sue Kunitomi Embrey was an American teacher,activist and long-time chair of the Manzanar Committee,which established the annual Manzanar pilgrimage and obtained National Historic Site status for the former concentration camp.
A special election was held on June 6,2017,to elect the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. A special open primary election was held on April 4,2017.
The 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles,California. A top-two primary was held on June 7,2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote,but no candidate received a majority. More than forty candidates formed committees to run. Twenty-seven filed their declaration of intention to collect signatures for the ballot,and of these twelve qualified.
The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7,2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 8,2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election,as their incumbents,Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin,were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
The 2024 Los Angeles elections was held on March 5,2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council will be up for election.
